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The meteor shower has produced an increasing number of fireballs, which are large explosions of light and color, each year, as previously reported by USA TODAY. If the skies are clear, the shower is expected to display its best show for stargazers, with meteors streaking across the sky, according to Space.com.
There will be three meteor showers, a "Super Beaver Moon," and a micromoon. And no telescope will be needed to see them.
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The Taurid meteor shower could put on its best show this week — keep your eyes peeled for fireballs
While most meteor shower displays last about a week, the Taurids have perhaps the longest duration of overall visibility. Meteors from this particular stream begin appearing in mid-October and continue into right on mid-November. Nov. 5 through Nov. 12 is traditionally the time frame when these slow and majestic meteors are at their best.
Each autumn, the night sky over the United States becomes the scene of one of the most striking astronomical phenomena of the year: the Taurid meteor shower. Although it is not the
November kicks off with a midweek Supermoon, dubbed the Full Beaver Moon, on Nov. 5 that you will not want to miss.